Sassey

I have no interest in tennis, know nothing of the pay structure so I cant make an informed argument for or against in all fairness.

If men are more capable physically, in strength and endurance, and women played the same amounts of sets, would the women not be working harder just to keep up?

You could argue women deserve more as they are at a…[Read more]

Maybe empathy was the wrong choice of word. I was thinking particularly of dressage, women generally tend to dominate that sport, build up better relationships with the horses.

The equal pay thing, I get where you’re coming from but if you accept women are weaker and not capable of playing the same amounts of sets, are you not discriminating…[Read more]

Don’t be ageist.

Seriously though, I agree that (generally) women are physically weaker, our brains are wired  differently.

Should female tennis players ger paid less? No. If you accept the argument women are weaker then they are playing to their limit, are they not? Pay them less and you penalise them for their gender.

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http://www.history.com/news/billie-jean-king-wins-the-battle-of-the-sexes-40-years-ago

Interestling thread this.

Biologically men are physically stronger, faster reactions and so on. They need them, they were the hunters, fighters. I don’t think it’s sexist to say that most men are stronger and faster.

There will always be exceptions though.

Snooker, pool, and darts are sports that I would expect women would be able to play equally as well as men, but they are things that women don’t seem to have much interest in playing so it would be hard to find numbers for this.

Olympic events for gymnastics are different for each gender, so it’s hard to make a comparison that way. But I don’t think there are many women who can do this:

This is a biological impossibility, the areas of the brain that limit reaction time to can have are larger and more developed in men.

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Men also have faster reaction times, and better reflective instincts, and threat assessment than women do on average, all of which are of benifit in sports.

What are the viewership numbers on female tennis comared to males?

That’s usually what pay for sports is based on.

Deceitful

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